A Review of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journals' Guidelines Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Manuscript Writing.
Maryam Behroozinia, Saeid Khosrawi
PMID 40463784WHAT IT FOUND
Only 25 of 54 PM&R journals had written AI manuscript rules.
Among those, none banned AI, and none allowed unlimited use without declaration. Check each target journal before submitting.
Key findings
0125 of 54 journals had a policy regarding AI use in manuscripts.
02Among journals with policies, no journal prohibited AI use, and none allowed unlimited use without declaration.
03No significant difference was found in journal metrics between journals with and without AI policies.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they found
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What it does not show
The study searched only author guidelines and linked policy pages, so AI rules in other journal sections could have been missed. The search used a fixed list of keywords, so some AI policies may not have been found. The data were collected in March 2024, and journal AI policies may have changed since then. The study reports journal policies, not patient care or clinical outcomes, so it cannot tell therapists whether AI use is safe or effective. Only 54 journals were included, and they were English-language PM&R journals indexed in MEDLINE.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest. Funding is not stated.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume every PM&R journal permits unrestricted AI use. Among journals with policies, none allowed unlimited use without declaration, and only 25 of 54 journals had an AI policy.